Retrieving the UUID for Your Azure VM
Your Cribl login password is the UUID of the Azure VM. There are three ways to retrieve it, depending on your access.## Method 1 — From inside the VM (via SSH), using dmidecodeIf you can SSH into the instance, run:```bashsudo dmidecode | grep UUID```The value returned is your VM's UUID.## Method 2 — From inside the VM, using the Azure Instance Metadata ServiceAlternatively, from within the instance, run:```bashcurl -H Metadata:true "http://169.254.169.254/metadata/instance/compute/vmId?api-version=2025-04-07&format=text"```This returns the same UUID without needing `sudo` or `dmidecode`.## Method 3 — If you cannot SSH in, use Azure Run CommandFrom the Azure Portal:1. Navigate to your VM.2. In the left-hand menu, go to Operations → Run command.3. Select RunShellScript.4. Enter and run: ```bash sudo dmidecode | grep UUID ```5. The output will contain the UUID.---Use that UUID as the password to log in to Cribl.
